Proteas' Marizanne Kapp reprimanded over provocative dismissal of Sri Lanka skipper

05 Apr

Nicolette Lategan

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Proteas all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has been handed one demerit point for the manner of her dismissal of Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Proteas all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has been reprimanded for a code of conduct violation during the third T20 International against Sri Lanka in East London on Wednesday.

Kapp was found to have breached Article 2.5 in the ICC's Code of Conduct, which relates to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his or her dismissal during an international match".

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